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Black Women with Disabilities in Canada – Feb 24

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Real Talk with Realize and DAWN-RAFH Canada
Virtual Townhall Series

Black Women with Disabilities in Canada: Going Forward, Guided By The Past

In commemoration of Black History Month

February 24th, 2021 from 1:00 – 2:00PM (Eastern Time)

Register Today!  

Panellists include:
Larissa Crawford, Future Ancestors Services
Laverne Jacobs PhD, University of Windsor
Sophia Sahrane, DAWN-RAFH Canada
Tammy C. Yates, Realize
Moderated by: Sarah Jama, Disability Justice Network of Ontario

All are welcome!!!

* Please identify your accessibility needs upon registration

2021-2022 CASLI Board Members Introduction

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Publication of the 2019 Pilot Public Opinion Research (POR) Survey on Accessibility

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Publication of the 2019 Pilot Public Opinion Research (POR) Survey on Accessibility

 Hello,

I’m pleased to share with you results from the 2019 Pilot Public Opinion Research (POR) Survey on Accessibility. The final report is now available on Library and Archives Canada’s POR Reports portal in HTML and PDF formats at the following link: https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/pwgsc-tpsgc/por-ef/employment_social_development_canada/2019/012-18-e/index.html.

Additional accessible formats are also available at the same link, including large print, digital braille, E-Text, and DAISY Type 4.

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CAD-ASC Newsletter February 2021

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https://mailchi.mp/a67cb851c52a/february-2021-newsletter-fvrier-2021-bulletin-dinformation?e=5d2cbe46c8

 

 

Show your support and nominate a local small business for the Small Business BC Awards

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Show your support and nominate a local small business for the Small Business BC Awards

https://press.smallbusinessbc.ca/show-your-support-and-nominate-a-local-small-business-for-the-small-business-bc-awards

 

Len and Christine Update Second

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ASL Instructors Wanted – Douglas College

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Douglas College is looking to hire qualified and experienced ASL Instructors for all levels of ASL. The Modern Languages department has previously employed ASL Instructors on a contract basis but NOW has 2 job openings for two Regular part-time positions.
See information below on how to apply!

Title:  Regular Probationary and Contract Faculty – Modern Languages: American Sign Language

Posting Number: 00292F

Department:  Modern Languages

Posting Type: Internal/External,   Faculty – Regular Probationary or Contract

Please refer to the link below to view:

https://www.douglascollegecareers.ca/postings/6988

As part of our client service standards, resumes will be accessible to view online after 3:30 pm the next business day following the closing date (unless otherwise indicated by the Human Resources department).

Click here for more recruitment and onboarding information to help you through the process.

BC Accessibility Act Town Hall

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BC Accessibility Act Town Hall

Thursday, February 18 at 7pm

Friday, February 19 at 7pm.

More details coming soon.

Opportunity – Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – School District 36

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https://makeafuture.applytoeducation.com/Applicant/AttJobPosting.aspx?JOB_POSTING_ID=a5a39041-fd36-40e7-a3ef-5b76895100e6

36-PB-Job Ad -Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Jan 2021

 

 

Ombudsperson BC 2019/2020 Annual Report

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https://bcombudsperson.ca/assets/media/OMB-AR-2019-2020-final.pdf

BC Ombudsperson Releases 2019/20 Annual Report

Victoria – BC Ombudsperson, Jay Chalke, released his office’s 2019/20 Annual Report last week highlighting the impact of Ombudsperson investigations on individual circumstances and on strengthening fairness in public administration across the province.

Learn more

“The complaints we received last year were wide-ranging. Concerns included disagreements over decisions that people believed were unfair, delays in receiving services and complaints about how public employees communicate. I’m heartened that people from across the province trusted us to share their complaints about public services.”

Jay Chalke, BC Ombudsperson

The Office of the Ombudsperson is an oversight office, independent of government, that has jurisdiction over more than 1,000 provincial and local public bodies in British Columbia. It has a statutory mandate to receive and investigate complaints from the public when they feel they have been treated unfairly when receiving government services. The office’s services are free, confidential and impartial. For more information visit www.bcombudsperson.ca

CRA Persons with Disabilities Webinar Invites *Evening and Weekend session added*

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Canada Revenue Agency is offering live webinars for persons with disabilities:

 

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 from 6:30 – 8:00pm Pacific time

Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 10:00 – 11:30am Pacific time

 

Benefits and credits available to you! If you live with a disability or have a dependent with a disability, there are benefits and tax credits available to you and the people who support you. Some of the benefits and credits to which you may be eligible for are the Disability tax credit, medical expenses, Canada caregiver credit, and the Child disability benefit.

 

You can register for any of our webinars by going to the below link and clicking on the link associated with the date of your choice.

https://canada.webex.com/canada/onstage/g.php?PRID=4f1473dfdd206ba0967b78ce55fe4326

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Call for proposals for the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research program
 

(Le français suit)

 

Hello,

 

Thank you to everyone who participated in our online consultation. Your feedback informed the priorities for our new call for proposals. We are now accepting applications for our Grants and Contributions program Advancing Accessibility Standards Research.

 

We are inviting eligible organizations to submit proposals for research projects that will help:

·       identify;

·       remove; and

·       prevent barriers to accessibility.

 

The deadline to apply is March 25, 2021, 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

 

The priority areas for this call for proposals are:

·       accessibility in Indigenous communities;

·       built environment with a focus on heritage buildings;

·       communication, other than plain language;

·       design and delivery of programs and services;

·       information and communication technology; and

·       procurement (buying) of goods, services and facilities.

 

Learn more or apply online, and thanks for sharing widely!

 

 Just released: our first consultation report

This week, we also released our first consultation report. You can read it or watch the ASL version or LSQ version.

Queering Up ASL Courses

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Hey everybody!

Guess what? Registration is PAH* open for our upcoming online Spring cycle starting in March. We are offering ASL 101 – 104!

*fun fact: PAH means “finally!” “at last!” “I did it!” in ASL – we write PAH to represent this sign as we use this mouthshape while signing this sign.

Please read on to learn more about what each level offers and register for a class if you’d like to. The registration form will have more in-depth details for dates & cost.

http://www.queerasl.com/registration/?utm_source=Queer+ASL&utm_campaign=716ce78ab4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_30_05_59_COPY_48&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cfa696e572-716ce78ab4-16442351
For our online course we are using a hybrid approach. This means our classes are a mixture of self-paced learning and live practice via zoom. Each course offers the following:

  • pre-filmed lessons for self-studying
  • weekly 1.5 hr long zoom practice
  • homework videos & readings

Wavefront Centre Community Meeting

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What does ‘sign language accessibility’ mean to you?

Join us for a community meeting to discuss how our society can be more Deaf-friendly. Come share your experience and your ideas on topics like: public transport, service providers, restaurants, advertisements, etc.

All signers in BC are welcome!

Wednesday, February 17th @ 6:30PM via Zoom

Register here: bit.ly/3pv9TWQ

ASL Performance of Mx on Feb 24

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Mx
FEB 18-24, ASL performance on FEB 24 at 5 pm PST
ASL interpreters: Courage Bacchus & Hodan Youssouf
Beneath layers of identity, can blood equal belonging?

What of our culture lives within us, and how much is determined by our upbringing?  If a part of your identity has never been nurtured, do attempts to rekindle it amount to appropriation?

Seeking answers to these questions, our gender-questioning and mixed-race protagonist, Max, meets the famed Mz Nancy, our host for the night. Witty and glamorous, Nancy seems to have an answer for everything… but, as Max discovers, things are never black and white.

This boundary-pushing, bouffon-inspired work explores what it means to be mixed-race and Black in the world today. Using bold risks, sharp comedy, and African mythology, Mx cracks open struggles of identity and belonging through the lens of a character stuck in the in-between.

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